The Vancouver Canucks signed Sam Gagner because he was good on the power play last year.

There were a few other reasons, sure, but it was mostly that.

Last season in Columbus, Gagner finished with eight goals and 10 assists with the man advantage. Considering nobody had that many PP points in Vancouver, it was no surprise when the Canucks pursued him in free agency and gave him a three-year, $9.45 million contract.

The 28-year-old forward wasn’t the only off-season addition tasked with fixing a Canucks power play that converted just 32 times in 2016-17. Thomas Vanek, Alexander Burmistrov and Michael Del Zotto were also added in free agency, while assistant coach Newell Brown was brought back to Make The Power Play Great Again.

Alas, 15 games into 2017-18 and things… well… let’s just say things are a work in progress. Though the Canucks did score twice with the man advantage Tuesday in Calgary, including one goal from Gagner,...